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If you earn any income from your blog, you need to keep track of your blogging finances – both for your own benefit and for tax purposes! Discover how to keep track of your blogging income and expenses, plus get my free, easy to use BLOGGING ACCOUNTS SPREADSHEET! Do you make money from your blog? Woohoo! One of the… Read More

SEO is no longer optional for bloggers, it’s now an essential part of blogging – but are you doing it right? Make sure you are not making any of these 17 SEO mistakes to avoid in 2019… 2019 seems to be the year the blogosphere has woken up to the power of SEO! If you want to grow your… Read More

Spring cleaning is not just for houses – it’s for websites too. Regularly cleaning, tidying and organising your blog will make blogging less stressful and more successful. Read on to discover 21 ways to spring clean your blog. (Plus grab yourself a copy of my blog spring cleaning checklist!) We all know that it’s important to give our homes… Read More

Site structure is a hugely important, but often overlooked, part of SEO. In this guide I share why site structure is so important and how to optimize your blog’s site structure for SEO. The chances are that you know your blog like the back of your hand. If you want to read a particular post or look at all… Read More

Cleaning your email list improves deliverability, open and click rates, and saves you money! Find out why you should clean your email list regularly and how to do it… How clean is your email list? If your email list is clean you will have high open rates, high click rates, and your subscribers will be highly engaged and active…. Read More

What exactly is personal branding? And why is it so important for bloggers? Lucy Down, brand designer and personal branding photographer at Fresh Leaf Creative, explains why personal branding is so much more than headshots… What is personal branding? Personal brand photography is so much more than a headshot; it’s a collection of images that showcase your personality, talents,… Read More

Jenna Farmer is a freelancer writer and professional blogger. She blogs all about freelance life and making money from your blog over on The Bloglancer. She also commissions bloggers on behalf of brands and has published an in-depth ebook on working with brands: The Pitching Toolkit. Here she shares 10 tips for pitching to brands. Before You pitch 1…. Read More

MailChimp vs ConvertKit? Two of the most popular email services for bloggers – but which is best for YOUR blog? In this post I share my personal experiences with both platforms and give you all the info you need to make your decision. If you are not yet on the email marketing bandwagon, you need to be! In these… Read More

Have you read a lot about keyword research, but still struggle with how to actually DO it? Then this post is for you! I take you step by step through how to do keyword research for your blog, plus provide you with the perfect tool to make keyword research simple – my FREE Keyword Research Spreadsheet! This easy to use… Read More